# Darnell Brewer

Darnell Brewer is a Democratic member of the Ohio House for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Ohio House, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: OH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a75181f0-f0e8-4af3-aefd-6cc08543af1a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a75181f0-f0e8-4af3-aefd-6cc08543af1a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

27% of the 51 bills Brewer sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Ohio House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.04), from 100 donors and 358 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (OH 2025–26 session)

282 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Ohio House 100%). Party unity 97.8% (93.3%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-01 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 519 Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicle · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB519/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 105 Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulations · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB105/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 173 Regards entities providing behind-the-meter utility services · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB173/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Passed · SB 315 Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB315/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 450 Make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2028 · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB450/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Adopted · SJR 10 CA: Require identification to vote · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SJR10/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 455 Regards the operation of public schools and the DEW · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB455/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 251 Regards drone use by law enforcement; aviation facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB251/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passed · SB 162 Regards timing of health insurer recoupment from providers · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/SB162/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Concurred in Senate amendments · HB 292 Establish the Ohio Defense Commission · pass · https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB292/

## Legislation (OH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 51 bills: 48 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 172. 27.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Ohio House 58.4%; rank 97 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1017: Designate September as STXBP1 Awareness Month (introduced, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1017/
- HB 1018: Designate Dolly Parton Imagination Library Reading Day (introduced, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB1018/
- HR 529: Honoring Team Ohio on winning the 2026 Special Olympics U.S.A. Games Division 1 Championship in basketball. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-27) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR529/
- HB 984: Require DCY to set foster care reimbursement rates (introduced, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB984/
- HR 452: Honoring Derion Williams on winning a 2026 Division III State Wrestling Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HR452/
- HCR 45: Recognizing the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HCR45/
- HB 909: Enact the Keep Every Home Safe Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB909/
- HB 870: Enact Mental Health Systems Coord., Crisis Prevention Comm. Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB870/
- HB 894: Regards financial responsibility, debt-related license suspension (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB894/
- HB 899: Require foster caregivers to securely store firearms (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/oh/bills/136/HB899/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ohiohouse.gov/members/darnell-t-brewer
- X: https://x.com/RepBrewer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBrewer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darnellbrewer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.brewer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darnell_t_brewer/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darnell-brewer-73a9866/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a75181f0-f0e8-4af3-aefd-6cc08543af1a